AWARDS
2022
2020
Livestock Conservancy - August 2020
My image of baby Cayuga ducklings was selected as one of five winners in the Livestock Conservancy's #ShowOffYourRareBreed 2020 Photo Contest. Over 500 entries were submitted. Images will be used by the Livestock Conservancy to add to their photo archive of rare breeds. I took this photo while visiting Sam Wiseman at her small farm in Beaufort, MO called Sunflower Savannah Farm. Cayuga ducks are on the Livestock Conservancy's watch list and a part of my heritage breed photo project. You can follow Sam on Instagram or visit her website to learn more. www.sunflowersavannah.com |
2019

THE ART FAIR AT QUEENY PARK - August 30 - Sept 1, 2019
Ballwin, MO
Two Dimensional Award of Mastery
Ballwin, MO
Two Dimensional Award of Mastery

MIDWEST SALUTE TO THE ARTS - August 2019
Fairview Heights, IL
Award of Excellence in Photography
Fairview Heights, IL
Award of Excellence in Photography
2017

SUMMIT ART FESTIVAL - OCTOBER 2017
Lee Summit, MO
Best in Show
Lee Summit, MO
Best in Show

SAINT LOUIS ART FAIR - September 2017
Clayton, MO
Awarded 2nd Place
Clayton, MO
Awarded 2nd Place

Celebrate Wildwood - August 2017
Wildwood, MO
Awarded 1st Place
Also pictured: Mollie Chounard 2nd painting / Michele Mohr 3rd jewelry
Wildwood, MO
Awarded 1st Place
Also pictured: Mollie Chounard 2nd painting / Michele Mohr 3rd jewelry
Missouri State Fair / Sedalia, MO / MO-50 Exhibit / August 10 - 20, 2017 / Pig In Straw (Top Award Winner)
Columbia Art League / Columbia, MO / Eclipsed / CAL Member's Summer Exhibit / June 27-August 23, 2017 / Divine Bovine (Honorable Mention Award)
Montgomery County Art Council / Montgomery City, MO / Look Up Exhibit / April-June 2017 / How Far To The Sky / (2nd Place)
Columbia Art League / Columbia, MO / Eclipsed / CAL Member's Summer Exhibit / June 27-August 23, 2017 / Divine Bovine (Honorable Mention Award)
Montgomery County Art Council / Montgomery City, MO / Look Up Exhibit / April-June 2017 / How Far To The Sky / (2nd Place)

Washington Art & Wine Festival - May 2017
Washington, MO
Awarded Best of Show 2-D.
Also pictured, Allison Norfleet Bruenger - Best of Show 3-D (Jewelry).
www.downtownwashmo.org/events/fine-art-fair-winefest/
Washington, MO
Awarded Best of Show 2-D.
Also pictured, Allison Norfleet Bruenger - Best of Show 3-D (Jewelry).
www.downtownwashmo.org/events/fine-art-fair-winefest/
2016

Artsfest on Walnut Street - May 2016
Springfield, MO
Awarded Best of Show 2-D. Sponsored by Ed & Phoebe Rice.
Artsfest is the largest fine arts festival in Southwest Missouri featuring 140 artists from all over the country, over 80 performances, delicious food from some of Springfield’s favorite restaurants and food vendors, and a kids hands-on area with activities including Chalk-It-Up and the Claymobile, a mobile ceramic arts workshop.
www.springfieldartsfest.org
Springfield, MO
Awarded Best of Show 2-D. Sponsored by Ed & Phoebe Rice.
Artsfest is the largest fine arts festival in Southwest Missouri featuring 140 artists from all over the country, over 80 performances, delicious food from some of Springfield’s favorite restaurants and food vendors, and a kids hands-on area with activities including Chalk-It-Up and the Claymobile, a mobile ceramic arts workshop.
www.springfieldartsfest.org
2015

Mosaics Art Festival - September 2015
St. Charles, MO
The 2015 Award of Recognition Winners chosen for this year’s MOSAICS Festival included the following artists:
– Diane Papageorge is a retired art teacher, and is currently an art instructor for many programs including the St. Peters Cultural Center, Lindenwood University, and St. Charles Community College, and is the Children’s Art Director at the Foundry Arts Centre.
– Joyce Rosen was MOSAICS’ first Executive Director, and she has previously headed up several St. Louis art organizations/festivals/facilities, including the An Art Affair, Best of Missouri Hands, Foundry Art Centre, Lake St. Louis Cultural Arts Commission, Midwest Salute to the Masters and St. Louis Artists Guild. She is currently the Founder/Editor of “The Arts Live”.
The 2015 MOSAICS Festival featured approximately 100 juried artists from more than 20 states across America. The participating artists were juried into the 2015 Festival by William Butler, the Executive Director of the Contemporary Art Center in Peoria, Illinois.
For more information on the annual MOSAICS Missouri Festival for the Arts, please call (314) 482-5476
- See more at: www.stcharlesmosaics.org
St. Charles, MO
The 2015 Award of Recognition Winners chosen for this year’s MOSAICS Festival included the following artists:
- Kim Carr – Photography – New Florence, Missouri
- Jeff & Susan Liang – Sculpture – Woodland Park, Colorado
- Andrea LeBeau – Art to Wear – Carbondale, Illinois
- Kent Durk – Photography – Columbia, Missouri
- Michael Cherepak – Print Making – Lake Tapawingo, Missouri
- Gary Allen – Jewelry – Omaha, Nebraska
- Jon Biscan – Glass – St. Louis, Missouri
- Transito Lopez – Clay – Cottonwood, Arizona
- Athlone Clark – Wood – Douglasville, Georgia
- Josh Crow – Oil/Acrylic – Mount Sterling, Missouri
– Diane Papageorge is a retired art teacher, and is currently an art instructor for many programs including the St. Peters Cultural Center, Lindenwood University, and St. Charles Community College, and is the Children’s Art Director at the Foundry Arts Centre.
– Joyce Rosen was MOSAICS’ first Executive Director, and she has previously headed up several St. Louis art organizations/festivals/facilities, including the An Art Affair, Best of Missouri Hands, Foundry Art Centre, Lake St. Louis Cultural Arts Commission, Midwest Salute to the Masters and St. Louis Artists Guild. She is currently the Founder/Editor of “The Arts Live”.
The 2015 MOSAICS Festival featured approximately 100 juried artists from more than 20 states across America. The participating artists were juried into the 2015 Festival by William Butler, the Executive Director of the Contemporary Art Center in Peoria, Illinois.
For more information on the annual MOSAICS Missouri Festival for the Arts, please call (314) 482-5476
- See more at: www.stcharlesmosaics.org

ART IN THE PARK 2015
Columbia, MO
Nominated for Best in Photography
Over 100 juried artists showcase their work in this two day show sponsored by the Columbia Art League. Held every year at Stephens Park it combines, art, entertainment, young collectors tent and fun for the whole family.
Columbia, MO
Nominated for Best in Photography
Over 100 juried artists showcase their work in this two day show sponsored by the Columbia Art League. Held every year at Stephens Park it combines, art, entertainment, young collectors tent and fun for the whole family.
2014
MISSOURI ALLIANCE FOR ANIMAL LEGISLATION - 2014
Very proud to have received two Certificates of Merit from the Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation in their "Holiday Card Design" competition. Both of my images made it into the Top Five. To learn more about the MAAL please visit www.maal.org |
2013
2nd PLACE: Leaving No Trace exhibit - Framations Art Gallery - 2013

Framations Art Gallery on Main Street in Historic St. Charles, MO
Juried Show: In this art exhibition, artists focused their work following the theme of "Leaving No Trace" an exhibition on nature and our impact. This theme explores both the aspect of pristine nature, where man has abided by this rule as well as the affects of what we leave behind and how we have impacted nature.
This exhibit will hang February 1, 2013 to March 7, 2013. Juror: Laura Helling - Executive Director of the Foundry Art Centre in St. Charles, MO.
Location: Framations Art Gallery / 218 North Main Street / St. Charles, MO 63301
636-724-8313 http://www.framations.com
Juried Show: In this art exhibition, artists focused their work following the theme of "Leaving No Trace" an exhibition on nature and our impact. This theme explores both the aspect of pristine nature, where man has abided by this rule as well as the affects of what we leave behind and how we have impacted nature.
This exhibit will hang February 1, 2013 to March 7, 2013. Juror: Laura Helling - Executive Director of the Foundry Art Centre in St. Charles, MO.
Location: Framations Art Gallery / 218 North Main Street / St. Charles, MO 63301
636-724-8313 http://www.framations.com
2012
1st PLACE 2D DIVISION: Made in Missouri exhibit - Silver Dollar City - 2012![]() Frisco Building at Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO
http://intouch.bomh.org/silverdollarcity/ I am honored to have had 3 of my pieces juried into this incredible exhibit, showing with top caliber Missouri artist. This award only validates my thoughts that people really do like to smile and enjoy art work which causes them to do so. Each fall during the Harvest Festival at Silver Dollar City (SDC) in Branson, a variety of Best of Missouri Hands (BOMH) juried artists are invited to demonstrate their craft during the event. In 2012, SDC expanded its support of Missouri artists and artisans with its Made in Missouri Exhibit. This special exhibit showcased some of the finest work by BOMH juried artists as determined by judges who selected participating pieces from submitted applications. $5,000 in awards, sponsored by BOMH and SDC were presented, with judging by the leadership of Herschend Family Entertainment, parent company of SDC, the leadership team of SDC and the general public. |
PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD: PRESENCE - ART AND THE HUMAN ELEMENT - 2012

A juried art exhibition focusing on work that visually includes people in any way either through portraiture, crowd scene, or though shadow or form.
http://www.framations.com
I was honored to have all 3 of my entries juried into this show. The night of the opening reception I was awarded and Honorable Mention on my photo of my Grandma titled: Grandma White. My other two pieces hanging in the show are "Dreams do come true" a photo of a friend and her horse in shadow and "The Gunsmith" a portrait of a re-enactor working as a gunsmith. At the close of the show I was notified that my portrait of my Grandma had been selected as the People's Choice Winner.
You can find an article on the opening by M.T. Erickson, St. Louis Art Writer with the Examiner at
http://www.examiner.com/review/the-mule-as-muse-mules-rule-and-presence-shows-open-at-framations-gallery
PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD: MONOCHROME - 2012

Framations Art Gallery on Main Street in Historic St. Charles, MO
Juried Show: In this art exhibition, artists focused their work following the theme “Monochrome”, including work that is primarily monochromatic, visually including shades of one color. Artists were encouraged to explore the theme in a way that suited their vision and their medium.
I submitted one entry into this show, "Frosty." My photo was awarded a honorable mention in this juried exhibit then it was selected as the People's Choice.
This exhibit ran from July 6, 2012 to August 9, 2012.
http://www.framations.com
Juried Show: In this art exhibition, artists focused their work following the theme “Monochrome”, including work that is primarily monochromatic, visually including shades of one color. Artists were encouraged to explore the theme in a way that suited their vision and their medium.
I submitted one entry into this show, "Frosty." My photo was awarded a honorable mention in this juried exhibit then it was selected as the People's Choice.
This exhibit ran from July 6, 2012 to August 9, 2012.
http://www.framations.com
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